Business & GAHoneywell and OneWeb to Bring IFC to Business, Commercial, Military Aviation Digital rendering of coverage from OneWeb’s future satellite constellation. Photo: OneWeb [Avionics Today 03-02-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OneWeb to provide aircraft equipment and airtime services…
ATM ModernizationKeep it Down: Exelis NMFTS Monitors Noise, Flights at Sea-Tac Airport Sea-Tac airport. Photo: Port of Seattle [Avionics Today 03-02-2015] The Port of Seattle has selected Exelis to provide its Noise Monitoring and Flight Tracking System (NMFTS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) in…
CommercialLockheed Martin Upgrades Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Maintenance Training Lockheed Martin C-130J virtual maintenance trainer. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin Australia a contract to supply a modern C-130J-30 Virtual Maintenance…
MilitaryCPI Scores $49 Million Contract to Provide US Air Force T-38C Modification Kits [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] CPI Aerostructures has won a $49 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide structural modification kits for the T-38C Pacer Classic III (PC III) aircraft…
ATM ModernizationGarmin Announces Helicopter-Specific ADS-B Solution Garmin G600 and GTN 750 avionics. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] Garmin has announced the helicopter-specific GDL 84H and GDL 88H Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data link solution. The systems meet…
CommercialJAL Expands IFC Across the Board JAL passenger using Wi-Fi in flight on a smartphone. Photo: JAL [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] Japan Airlines (JAL) is expanding its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services on both international and domestic routes. Beginning March…
Business & GAGogo Posts Impressive 2014 Revenues, Points to Strong Demand for Connectivity Gogo has reported a record year for 2014. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] Gogo announced big earnings yesterday in its yearly report, with revenue for the full year 2014 up 24 percent…
ATM ModernizationEuropean Commission Moves CPDLC Mandate to 2020 [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] The European Commission (EC) has decided to delay its mandate for operators to equip their aircraft with Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) until February 2020. Technical issues related to…